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Get Ready to Reveal Credit-Swap Risks
FASB voted last week to require banks and other companies that sell credit derivatives to disclose more information to investors starting at the end of this calendar year. August 8, 2008
Contingent Liabilities Draft Stirs It Up
Comments on FASB's proposals for related disclosures are due this Friday, and a clash is likely. August 4, 2008
Mulling the Fair-Value, Historic-Cost Choice
Companies shouldn't report each business activity in a mixture of ways, an SEC advisory committee contends. August 1, 2008
What Belongs in Your Discontinued Ops?
FASB will rework the definition of discontinued operations in its upcoming exposure draft. July 25, 2008
Revenue-Recognition Rules: From the Many, One?
Coming this fall, a sneak peek at a slimmed-down revenue recognition rule. Software companies and other interested parties: Here's your chance to make some noise about it. July 17, 2008
Stall Balance-sheet Changes, FASB Asked
Fast-tracking consolidation of special-purpose entities would abruptly fill corporate financials with losses, two securities trade groups assert. July 17, 2008
One Step Forward on Pension Disclosures
The next round of pension accounting rules will include more "granular" information about assets. July 16, 2008
IFRS and When
The SEC may decide soon whether and when U.S. companies will switch to international accounting standards. And it's a good thing, as panic from not knowing the date is percolating. July 15, 2008
Putting Standard-Setters to the Test
An SEC advisory committee will recommend that FASB's performance be measured. July 11, 2008
You'll Need a Fair Value "Mindset"
The chief accountant at Xerox debates why corporates may not be ready to use fair value on non-financial assets. July 10, 2008